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Monday, April 29, 2013

L’Atelier

I have a recurring daydream in which I spend an entire day in
the Dior Atelier and watch a fashion miracle be born. I am sure that most people would rather visit
a boutique with the finished products in Paris,
but how amazing would it be to watch the experts stitch a simple hem in place
or create some of that yummy bead work?
That is my idea of a day well spent!

My jaw dropped when I happened upon this picture today.

It is stunning in its simplicity. Look at the buttons! The only thing wrong with this picture is the fact that I cannot reach out and touch it!

How amazing would it be to handle and examine the interior of a vintage Dior piece (with gloves, of course!).

I want to know how this dress was put together and what is
inside that helps hold that spectacular shape. Truth be told, I think that this may be the most perfect dress I have ever seen! I have a new favorite!!

7 comments:

It must be fascinating indeed, to be a fly on the wall!Just this weekend, I was at an Yves Saint Laurent exhibition and one room was set up with material from his ateliers: toiles (not just for coats and dresses, but also for a lot of hats!)! dress forms for his best clients, drawers full of buttons, embroidery samples and then the finished pieces with said embroidery.... magical!Also: the original drawings with fabric samples for every year he had a défilé. Included some pretty jaw-dropping stuff!Too bad that we were not allowed to touch the pieces (although that's very understndable of course!) I would have loved to see how his Mondrian dresses and pop-art dresses were stitched together! They really should do a video :-)

I was just about to post the link to that Chanel documentary, but Carmen beat me to it! It's definitely a must-see if you're interested in getting a fly-on-the-wall look at what goes on in an haute couture atelier.

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Chronicling my adventures in creativity. I adore sewing and knitting, mostly vintage or vintage-inspired patterns. I hope this blog will inspire others to create lovely and lasting garments that speak of a past era and yet remain timeless and elegant.